In the first quarter, Russia sold abroad less stones, but earned much more.
8.56 million carats from Yakutia (-7.3 percent year to year) left Russia but their value (1.03 billion dollars) was 30.3 percent higher than a year ago.
The most money for Russia's diamonds were spent by the Belgians (678.4 million dollars). Indians paid 199.1 million dollars, Israelis 81 million and Arabs from the UAE - 33 million dollars.
Throughout last year, Russia sold through its diamond company Alrosa 32.4 million carats of diamonds (-20 percent) and banked on that 3.81 billion dollars, the Russian Ministry of Finance reported.
In two weeks shares of social networking site Facebook rose by 22 percent.
The company, which was founded among others by Mark Zuckerberg, gained $ 16 billion from the shares in May. It is a record for technology companies. From the hole of 5th June, when the values cost only just 25.87 USD Facebook pulled course presenting new products and services, but they have not made up for all the losses yet. In the public offering its shares were sold at $ 38. At the end of trading yesterday on the Nasdaq was 31.60 dollars per paper.
Representatives of Polish and Swedish business and institutions met during a Polish–Swedish Business Dinner to discuss the future of bilateral economic cooperation and identify new areas for joint development. The meeting brought together dozens of key companies from both countries, highlighting the growing importance of this partnership.
czytaj więcejRepresentatives of Poland and Jordan met at the headquarters of the Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu (PAIH) in Warsaw to discuss opportunities for strengthening bilateral economic cooperation.
czytaj więcejThe Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu (PAIH) has announced the second call for applications in the Polish Technology Bridges (PMT) project, aimed at supporting Polish companies in expanding to selected markets outside the European Union. The initiative is funded under the Fundusze Europejskie dla Nowoczesnej Gospodarki 2021–2027 program.
czytaj więcejRepresentatives of Poland took part in the international PDAC Convention trade fair in Toronto, one of the world’s most important events for the mining and natural resources sector. The Polish delegation included representatives of the Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu (PAIH), led by the President of the Agency, Andrzej Dycha.
czytaj więcejHow can long-term investments be effectively stimulated through the capital market, and what regulatory changes are needed to achieve this? This was the central question of the debate titled “Stimulating Long-Term Investment through the Capital Market,” held on 26 February during the “Risk and Regulation” seminar in Warsaw at the headquarters of the Urząd Komisji Nadzoru Finansowego.
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